I enjoyed reading The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff. The book mixes historical fact with modern fiction to describe the polygamous tradition of “plural marriage”, also known as “celestial marriage” in the early Mormon church, which continues among dissident fundamentalist sects today. Ebershoff writes well, with humor and irony. He transports the reader back in [...]
Danish royal wedding
The Australian public has gone ga ga over the Danish royal wedding, mainly because Tasmanian Mary Donaldson has been elevated from real estate agent to princess. It’s a genuine fairytale and that’s what monarchies are in the modern age. Reading some comments attributed to the Lutheran Bishop who performed the wedding ceremony, he said the [...]
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